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The latest questions and answers, from members following Chinua Achebe at eNotes.Sun, 5 Apr 2015 13:18:32 PSTen-usNatural imagery dots the landscape of both poems. Given the topics of...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-imagery-we-found-chinua-achebes-poem-476518
Natural imagery dots the landscape of both poems. Given the topics of each, this is not unexpected. Achebe introduces the natural conditions that establish the basis for both poems. This imagery can be seen in "Vultures" with Achebe's description of where one vulture sits "perching high on broken bone of a dead tree." Similar natural imagery can be seen in "Butterfly" as Achebe establishes the natural world of the butterfly colliding with...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-imagery-we-found-chinua-achebes-poem-476518Sun, 5 Apr 2015 13:18:32 PSTWhat are some examples of imagery in Achebe's poems, "Butterfly" and...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-imagery-we-found-chinua-achebes-poem-476518
What are some examples of imagery in Achebe's poems, "Butterfly" and "Vultures?"http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-imagery-we-found-chinua-achebes-poem-476518#1April 5, 2015, 11:15 am PSTHow do I write a thesis for a a compare and contrast essay on 2 "Dead...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/writing-compare-contrast-essay-2-stories-dead-mens-456976
How do I write a thesis for a a compare and contrast essay on 2 "Dead Men's Path" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/writing-compare-contrast-essay-2-stories-dead-mens-456976September 30, 2013, 6:46 pm PSTThe title Things Fall Apart comes from the poem "The Second Coming" by...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-achebe-choose-this-title-this-book-455664
The title Things Fall Apart comes from the poem "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats. In this poem, Yeats describes the end of the Christian era which, according to Biblical scripture would result in the second coming of Christ. At the time of this second coming the world will be, at the end of an era, in a tumultuous state and poised for dramatic change. This idea of historical and cultural change (in Yeats, the end of the Christian...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-achebe-choose-this-title-this-book-455664Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:48:40 PSTWhy did Achebe choose this title for this book (Things Fall Apart)?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-achebe-choose-this-title-this-book-455664
Why did Achebe choose this title for this book (Things Fall Apart)?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-achebe-choose-this-title-this-book-455664#2September 24, 2013, 7:47 pm PSTIt is important to note that Achebe deliberately presents us with a...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-achebe-have-say-about-igbo-454754
It is important to note that Achebe deliberately presents us with a complete picture of African life, culture and society before the arrival of the white Europeans that cause so much damage and create so many problems at the end. Achebe deliberately means to present his mainly Western and white readers with a picture of African life pre-colonisation, and he uses this opportunity to deliberately challenge any notions that White Europeans may...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-achebe-have-say-about-igbo-454754Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:11:37 PSTWhat does Achebe have to say about the Igbo in Things Fall Apart?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-achebe-have-say-about-igbo-454754
What does Achebe have to say about the Igbo in Things Fall Apart?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-achebe-have-say-about-igbo-454754#3September 19, 2013, 8:41 pm PSTThe texts "Dead Men's Path" and "Yellow Woman" have similar messages....http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/does-different-time-periods-change-message-from-447517
The texts "Dead Men's Path" and "Yellow Woman" have similar messages. Does the different time periods of the two stories change the message presented in the texts?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/does-different-time-periods-change-message-from-447517August 13, 2013, 3:24 pm PSTAchebe rejects the Western notion of art for its own sake in essays he...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/achebe-rejects-western-notion-art-its-own-sake-423192
Achebe rejects the Western notion of art for its own sake in essays he has published. Instead, Achebe embraces the conception of art at the heart of African oral traditions and values when he writes that "Art is, and always was, at the service of man.... Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories with a human purpose; any good story, any good novel, should have a message, should have a purpose." How, then, would you interpret...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/achebe-rejects-western-notion-art-its-own-sake-423192March 23, 2013, 10:37 am PSTIn Things Fall Apart, how does the Ibo culture hold the clan together?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/ibo-religion-ibo-family-life-ibo-conflict-422164
In Things Fall Apart, how does the Ibo culture hold the clan together?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/ibo-religion-ibo-family-life-ibo-conflict-422164March 18, 2013, 3:14 am PSTChinua Achebe’s Mother in a Refugee Camp, paints the pathetic picture...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explore-themes-love-poem-mother-refugee-camp-376786
Chinua Achebe’s Mother in a Refugee Camp, paints the pathetic picture of a mother holding her dying son in her hands for the last time, portraying both the inevitability of death and the pain of those whose loved ones have died yet they live on in a harsh light. The poem starts with the poet comparing the scene of a mother holding her son in a refugee camp with the love and care which is usually depicted in all versions of Mary holding a...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explore-themes-love-poem-mother-refugee-camp-376786Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:01:51 PSTExplore the themes of love in the poem "A Mother in a Refugee Camp."http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explore-themes-love-poem-mother-refugee-camp-376786
Explore the themes of love in the poem "A Mother in a Refugee Camp."http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explore-themes-love-poem-mother-refugee-camp-376786#4December 7, 2012, 5:39 pm PSTWhat is the relevance of "Marriage is a Private Affair" to contemporary...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-relevance-marriage-private-affair-contempoery-366593
What is the relevance of "Marriage is a Private Affair" to contemporary Indian society?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-relevance-marriage-private-affair-contempoery-366593October 14, 2012, 10:40 am PSTThe prime theme of the story is, the difference between the temperments...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-various-themes-story-marriage-private-affair-364398
The prime theme of the story is, the difference between the temperments of the two generations. Okeke belonged to the Ibo tribe which occupies interior part of Nigeria. The people of that tribe were superstitious and religious.Okeke did not have any supersticious belief, but he was very religious and believed in the traditions of his tribe. He believed in the rules made by the authority and extended full support to it. As he says,"No Christian...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-various-themes-story-marriage-private-affair-364398Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:13:23 PSTWhat are the various themes of the story Marriage is a Private Affair by...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-various-themes-story-marriage-private-affair-364398
What are the various themes of the story Marriage is a Private Affair by Chinua Achebe?I need some details for my literature project. I want to know about the the various themes in the story and the various examples from the story to support it.http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-various-themes-story-marriage-private-affair-364398#5October 4, 2012, 3:19 pm PST